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  1. Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Douglas Cumming, Florida Atlantic University

    Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Douglas Cumming, Florida Atlantic University

    Stock market manipulation and corporate venture capital investments

    This research seminar will welcome Professor Douglas Cumming, DeSantis Distinguished Professor of Finance at the College of Business at Florida Atlantic...

  2. Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Douglas Cumming, Florida Atlantic University

    Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Douglas Cumming, Florida Atlantic University

    Stock Market Manipulation and Corporate Venture Capital Investments

    Abstract: The paper investigates the relationship between corporate venture capital (CVC) and stock market manipulation for NASDAQ and NYSE-listed companies....

  3. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Thomas Dohmen, University of Bonn

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Thomas Dohmen, University of Bonn

    Worker Representatives

    Abstract: We study the selection of worker representatives and how representation affects worker outcomes. We focus on German works councillors --...

  4. Professor Ben de Bivort (Harvard): 'The neurobiology of zombie flies'

    Professor Ben de Bivort (Harvard): 'The neurobiology of zombie flies'

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    Our first Friday Seminar of the semester will be by Professor Ben de Bivort (Harvard) on 'The neurobiology of zombie flies: mechanisms of parasite...

  5. Department of Economics Brown Bag Seminar with Ciarřn Mac Domhnaill

    Department of Economics Brown Bag Seminar with Ciarřn Mac Domhnaill

    All at sea? Brexit, shipping and the UK land-bridge

    Abstract: How has Brexit affected maritime cargo volumes? Has Brexit caused a diversion of cargo from the UK `land-bridge' trade route between Ireland and...

  6. Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Arito Ono, Chuo University

    Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Arito Ono, Chuo University

    Long-term interest rates and bank loan supply: Evidence from firm-bank loan-level data

    This research seminar will welcome Professor Arito Ono from Chuo University, who is a visiting scholar with the University of St Andrews. Professor Ono's...

  7. Understanding the role of viral proteases in RNA virus replication and virus-host interactions
    Cancelled

    Understanding the role of viral proteases in RNA virus replication and virus-host interactions

    Research seminar as part of the School of Biology's Biomolecular Sciences (BMS) external seminar series by Dr Edward Emmott, Institute of Systems,...

  8. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Danny Blanchflower, Dartmouth University and NBER

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Danny Blanchflower, Dartmouth University and NBER

    Were COVID and the Great Recession Well-Being Reducing

    Abstract: We show individuals' reports of subjective well-being in Europe did decline in the Great Recession and during the Covid pandemic on most...

  9. Jamais vu: Ig Nobel Prize-Winning Research into the Curiously Common Opposite of Deja vu

    Jamais vu: Ig Nobel Prize-Winning Research into the Curiously Common Opposite of Deja vu

    Talk by Akira O'Connor

    Akira O'Connor, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience, will give a talk on his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research on jamais vu....

  10. Saints Talk: Professor Malcolm White

    Saints Talk: Professor Malcolm White

    The bacterial roots of the human immune system

    Development are delighted to invite you to the next instalment in our Saints Talk series from Professor Malcolm White, 'The bacterial roots of the human...

  11. Untangling glial and neuronal signalling in ageing and dementia

    Untangling glial and neuronal signalling in ageing and dementia

    Research seminar as part of the School of Biology's Biomolecular Sciences (BMS) External Seminar series by Dr Nathan Woodling, School of Molecular...

  12. Department of Economics Brown Bag Seminar with Nicolo Bandera

    Department of Economics Brown Bag Seminar with Nicolo Bandera

    The monetary consequences of financial stability interventions - assessing the UK LDI crisis and the central bank policy response

    We analyse the UK gilt market dysfunction which occurred in September 2022 using a quantitative DSGE model. We introduce a financial sector with several actors,...

  13. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Dr Felipe Gonzalez, Queen Mary University of London

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Dr Felipe Gonzalez, Queen Mary University of London

    Mass policy in times of crisis: Evidence from Salvador Allende's road to socialism

    Felipe's research is empirically oriented and lies at the intersection of political economy, economic history, and public policy. He received his PhD from...

  14. Neural mechanisms of episodic memory formation: Implications for Neurotech

    Neural mechanisms of episodic memory formation: Implications for Neurotech

    Prof Simon Hanslmayr (University of Glasgow)

    Weekly Friday Seminar hosted by the School of Psychology and Neuroscience. Professor Simon Hanslmayr (University of Glasgow) will be hosted by Prof James Ainge...

  15. Department of Finance Seminar with Dr Lora Dimitrova, University of Exeter

    Department of Finance Seminar with Dr Lora Dimitrova, University of Exeter

    Executive visibility: A worthwhile investment or a futile pursuit

    This research seminar will welcome Dr Lora Dimitrova from University of Exeter Business School. Dr Dimitrova's research specialisms include...

  16. Regulation of cytoplasmic and nuclear stiffness:  the intersection of cytoplasmic and nuclear actin

    Regulation of cytoplasmic and nuclear stiffness: the intersection of cytoplasmic and nuclear actin

    Research seminar as part of the School of Biology's Biomolecular Sciences (BMS) External Seminar series by Prof. Primal de Lanerolle, Department of...

  17. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Dr Elisa Macchi, Brown University

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Dr Elisa Macchi, Brown University

    Work Over Just Cash: Informal Redistribution Among Employers and Workers in Kampala, Uganda

    Abstract: This paper examines informal redistribution in the form of work in small and medium enterprises in Kampala, Uganda and its drivers. Using a field...

  18. Molecular mechanisms of accessory DNA helicases in the eukaryotic replisome

    Molecular mechanisms of accessory DNA helicases in the eukaryotic replisome

    Research seminar as part of the School of Biology's Biomolecular Sciences (BMS) External Seminar series by Dr Tom Deegan, MRC Human Genetics Unit,...

  19. Department of Finance Seminar with Dr Anastasios Kagkadis, Lancaster University

    Department of Finance Seminar with Dr Anastasios Kagkadis, Lancaster University

    Power sorting

    This research seminar will welcome Dr Anastasios Kagkadis from the Department of Accounting and Finance at Lancaster University Management School. Dr...

  20. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Cecilia García Peñalosa, AMSE

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Cecilia García Peñalosa, AMSE

    Technological Adoption and Women's Rights: Evidence from Switzerland

    Cecilia is Professor of Economics at the Aix-Marseille School of Economics. She holds a PhD from the University of Oxford and since 2017 she has held the chair...

  21. Explorathon 2023 presents Bright Club

    Explorathon 2023 presents Bright Club

    The thinking person's comedy night

    A brand new thinking person's comedy night, where Dr Bobbie May becomes a stand-up comedian. Topics of every flavour are set to stimulate our funny bones...

  22. Katerina Mentzou (Dundee): Engaging with Parliament: how academics can communicate their research

    Katerina Mentzou (Dundee): Engaging with Parliament: how academics can communicate their research

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    Katerina Mentzou (University of Dundee) will give a talk in the Psychology Old Library on "Engaging with Parliament: how academics can communicate their...

  23. Charles-St Andrews: Academic synergy (hybrid event)

    Charles-St Andrews: Academic synergy (hybrid event)

    Charles-St Andrews strategic partnership

    This hybrid event can be accessed online, and is part of a "University of St Andrews day" at Charles University. It is intended for University...

  24. Department of Economics Seminar with Dr Michael Hatcher, University of Southampton

    Department of Economics Seminar with Dr Michael Hatcher, University of Southampton

    Solving heterogeneous-belief asset pricing models with short selling constraints and many agents

    Michael's research interests are in computational economics, monetary policy, and finance. Abstract: Short-selling constraints are common in financial...

  25. Department of Finance Seminar with Jose Juan Sanchez Bejar, University of Granada.

    Department of Finance Seminar with Jose Juan Sanchez Bejar, University of Granada.

    Mobility restrictions and payment choices: The case of the COVID-19 pandemic

    This research seminar will welcome José Juan Sanchez Béjar, from the University of Granada. The title of the seminar is 'Mobility restrictions and...

  26. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Dr Ariell Zimran, Vanderbilt University

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Dr Ariell Zimran, Vanderbilt University

    Like An Ink Blot on Paper: Testing the Diffusion Hypothesis of Mass Migration, Italy 1876-1920

    Abstract: Why were the poorer countries of the European periphery latecomers to the Age of Mass Migration? We test the diffusion hypothesis, which argues that...

  27. Olfaction at the interface of host-microbiome interactions

    Olfaction at the interface of host-microbiome interactions

    Research seminar as part of the School of Biology's Biomolecular Sciences (BMS) External Seminar series by Dr Varsha Singh, School of Life Sciences,...

  28. Department of Finance Seminar with Dr Kinda Hachem, University of Virginia

    Department of Finance Seminar with Dr Kinda Hachem, University of Virginia

    Liquidity reallocation and run resolution

    This research seminar will welcome Dr Kinda Hachem from Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. Dr Hachem's research specialisms include...

  29. Governance, Organisations and Accountabilities thematic research group meeting

    Governance, Organisations and Accountabilities thematic research group meeting

    Labour of Pre-loved: Consumption work for reuse in a linear economic system

    This meeting of the Governance, Organisations and Accountabilities (GOA) thematic group will welcome group member Dr Lucy Wishart. The title of the seminar is...

  30. School of Biology Careers Day 2023

    School of Biology Careers Day 2023

    For Year 3 School of Biology students only. Currently studying a Biology course and unsure about your career options? Would you like to find out what...

  31. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Dr Nikki Shure, UCL

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Dr Nikki Shure, UCL

    Overconfident Boys: The Gender Gap in Mathematics Self-Assessment

    Abstract: It is well established that boys perceive themselves to be better in mathematics than girls, even when their ability is the same. We examine the...

  32. Language is iconic to the core: Dr Markus Perlman (Birmingham)

    Language is iconic to the core: Dr Markus Perlman (Birmingham)

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    Dr Markus Perlman (University of Birmingham) will give a talk in the Psychology Old Library on 'Language is iconic to the core'. The event will be...

  33. Dr Marcus Perlman (Birmingham): 'Language is Iconic to the Core'

    Dr Marcus Perlman (Birmingham): 'Language is Iconic to the Core'

    Preceded by a PhD talk from Alexandra Safryghin (St Andrews): 'Commonalities and group differences in the communicative efficiency of chimpanzee gesturing'

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar. At 12:30 pm, Alexandra Safryghin will deliver her presentation on her PhD research titled "Commonalities...

  34. (p)ppGpp: magic spot nucleotides controlling bacterial metabolism, variability and infection

    (p)ppGpp: magic spot nucleotides controlling bacterial metabolism, variability and infection

    Research seminar as part of the School of Biology's Biomolecular Sciences (BMS) External Seminar series by Dr Rebecca Corrigan, School of Biosciences,...

  35. CREDI research seminar

    CREDI research seminar

    "I just want to live my life, I don't want to make this my identity." On the ambivalences of chronic illness as invisible diversity

    In this seminar with the Centre for Research in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (CREDI), Alexander Fleischmann and Alyson Meister, IMD Lausanne, Switzerland...

  36. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Ina Ganguli, University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Ina Ganguli, University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Violent Conflict and Academic Research: Evidence from the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine

    Ina's research areas are labour economics and the economics of science and innovation. She has recent papers on the topics of international migration of...

  37. The social origins of language and thought: Professor Robert Seyfarth (U Penn)

    The social origins of language and thought: Professor Robert Seyfarth (U Penn)

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    Professor Robert Seyfarth (University of Pennsylvania) will give a talk in the Psychology Old Library on: 'The social origins of language and...

  38. Professor Robert Seyfarth (University of Pennsylvania): 'The Social Origins of Language and Thought'

    Professor Robert Seyfarth (University of Pennsylvania): 'The Social Origins of Language and Thought'

    Preceded by a PhD talk from Gal Badihi (St Andrews): 'The Influence of Social Dynamics on The Gestural Communication of East African Chimpanzees'

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar. At 12:30 pm, Gal Badihi will deliver her presentation on her PhD research titled "The Influence of Social...

  39. Lights and Lazers: Equate and Opening up Photonics

    Lights and Lazers: Equate and Opening up Photonics

    A speaker and networking event on biophotonics.

    This event is open to all women & non-binary students in STEM subjects at Scottish Universities and Colleges. Equate is delighted to be partnering with...

  40. Revolutionising industrial enzyme development: harnessing AI for multi-parameter optimisation

    Revolutionising industrial enzyme development: harnessing AI for multi-parameter optimisation

    Research seminar as part of the School of Biology's Biomolecular Sciences (BMS) External Seminar series by Dr Pravin Kumar, Kcat Enzymatics.

  41. Dr Juliane Kaminski (Portsmouth): 'Through a dog's eyes...'

    Dr Juliane Kaminski (Portsmouth): 'Through a dog's eyes...'

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    In recent decades, dogs have become one of the most popular animal species in comparative psychology. One reason for this is the unique evolutionary history of...

  42. Application of cryo-EM methods to study DNA replication and repair

    Application of cryo-EM methods to study DNA replication and repair

    Research seminar as part of the School of Biology's Biomolecular Sciences (BMS) External Seminar series by Dr Alfredo De Biasio, King Abdullah University...

  43. Brown Bag Seminar with Dr Philippe LeMay-Boucher, Heriot-Watt University

    Brown Bag Seminar with Dr Philippe LeMay-Boucher, Heriot-Watt University

    Formal Finance for the Poor: Contrasting Evidence from Two Saving Devices

    Abstract: We conduct a field experiment in Benin to assess the impacts of access to two formal saving devices on saving behavior, income, investments and a host...

  44. Dr Andrew Macaskill (UCL): Internal state-dependent control of feeding behaviour via the hippocampus

    Dr Andrew Macaskill (UCL): Internal state-dependent control of feeding behaviour via the hippocampus

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    Internal state dependent control of feeding behaviour via hippocampal ghrelin signalling. Hunger is an internal state that not only invigorates feeding, but...

  45. Women in Science at St Andrews: panel discussion on progress and future directions

    Women in Science at St Andrews: panel discussion on progress and future directions

    Panel discussion with four Principal's office members to celebrate, inspire and promote Women in Science

    Five years ago, University Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE, said: "In St Andrews, as in other UK higher education...

  46. Structural biology and public health response to biomedical threats

    Structural biology and public health response to biomedical threats

    Research seminar as part of the School of Biology's Biomolecular Sciences (BMS) External Seminar series by Prof. Vladek Minor, Department of Molecular...

  47. A job guarantee for Scotland?
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    A job guarantee for Scotland?

    With the rise of AI and casualised work, and the drive to transition away from polluting industries, the ability people have to keep themselves employed has...

  48. Department of Economics Seminar with Professor Antonella Trigari, Bocconi University

    Department of Economics Seminar with Professor Antonella Trigari, Bocconi University

    Temporary Layoffs, Loss-of-Recall, and Cyclical Unemployment Dynamics

    Antonella is a Professor of Economics at Bocconi University and a research fellow at the CEPR and IGIER. Her research area is monetary and macroeconomics, in...

  49. Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Abigail Sussman, Chicago Booth

    Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Abigail Sussman, Chicago Booth

    The role of budgeting in decisions to take up government benefits

    This research seminar will welcome Professor Abigail Sussman from Chicago Booth. The title of the seminar is 'The role of budgeting in decisions to take...

  50. Brown Bag Seminar with Benjamin Sachs-Cobbe, School of Philosophy

    Brown Bag Seminar with Benjamin Sachs-Cobbe, School of Philosophy

    What are Old Age Pensions for?

    Every developed country runs an old-age pension (OAP), though there's considerable variation in their design. In his research, Benjamin Sachs-Cobbe,...